On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
June 29
6 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
The United States defeated England during the FIFA World Cup in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history.
Wikipedia: United States men's national soccer team
Actress Jayne Mansfield (pictured), her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver were killed in a car accident outside of New Orleans, while her children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska Hargitay escaped with only minor injuries.
Wikipedia: Jayne Mansfield
The Soyuz 11 spacecraft experienced uncontrolled decompression during preparations for reentry, killing Soviet cosmonauts Vladislav Volkov, Georgy Dobrovolsky and Viktor Patsayev—the only human deaths to have occurred in space.
Wikipedia: Soyuz 11
Atlantis became the first U.S. Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir program.
Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis
An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.
Wikipedia: 2003 Chicago balcony collapse
Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit, for rule violations and antagonizing the company.
Wikipedia: Reddit